Hen s nest



' No. 626,|I9. Patented May 30, I899.

J. B. WILLIAMS.

HENS NEST.

(Application fl1ed.Nov. 17, 1898.)

(No Model.)

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Attorney.

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UNITED STATES Y PATENT OFFICE.

JESSE B. IVILLIAMS, OF ALUM BANK, PENNSYLVANIA.

HENS NEST.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 626,119, dated May 30,1899.

Application filed November 17, 1898. Serial No. 696,664. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, J EssE B. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Alum Bank, in the county of Bedford and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in HensNests, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to poultry culture, and particularly to animproved hens nest.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved hens nest havingnovel and peculiar means applied whereby the door is operated by theoccupant of the nest.

The invention consists in the novel con struction and arrangement ofparts.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this application, Figure 1is a sectional view with the door open. Fig. 2 is a like view with thedoor closed. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the spring and its block.

The same numeral references denote the same parts in the figures of thedrawings.

The housing or closure for the hens nest or box 1 consists of closedsides 2, closed back 3, and a partially-closed top 4:, the other part ofsaid top being covered with gauze 5. The lower front of the closure isopen below the platform 6, which projects inward from the doorway 7. Thedoor 8 is pivotally hung from the top of the doorway, has a covering ofgauze 9, and is closed by the weight of a hen occupying the nest or box1, which operates a cord 10, running over a pulley 11, journaled in ahanger 12, secured to the side of the closure, one end of said cordbeing attached to the front end of the box 1 andthe other end secured tothe door, the box being hinged at 13 in the rear to a projection 2 ofthe back of the closure and said front end of the box working under theplatform 6, which forms a stop for the upward movement of the box whenunoccupied.

The means for opening the door and hold ing it so when the nest or box 1is unoccupied consists of a plate-spring 14, having one end secured inoneyof a series of slots 15 in a block 15 and the other end bearingagainst the door. The series of slots is provided so that the spring maybe adjusted to have a greater or less tension on the door, as desired,and the button 16 is provided to hold the spring in place.

It is obvious that when the box is depressed the cord will 'hold thedoor closed and the spring retracted, and when the box is raised thespring is permitted to expand and open the door.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The combination, with a suitable housing, the nest hinged therein, theswinging door, and the cord connecting the nest with the door, of theblock having a series of slots and secured to the housing, theplate-spring having one end in one of the slots, and the other endengaging the door, and the button for holding the spring in the slot.

111 witness whereof I hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

JESSE B. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

ALLIE MCGREGOR, M. A. MoGREGoR.

